Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8559, Nicholas Gibson, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Wa.
Gibson, Nicholas
S 8559
Carded
CONTENTS

Virginia
23.324
Nicholas Gibson of Lewis in the State of Virginia who was a P er in the Comp y commanded by Captain Skinner of the — commanded by — — — in the Virginia line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 — Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of Oct. 33 O. H. H. and Hon. J. S. Allen
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1832 2 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Jan. 31 40
$ 2 40 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Chas. Rice Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 64 Page 15
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Copy of from the roll. S. H. Graft and Weather H. Grafton March 1831 Nov. 23. 1840. James Poynt, Marshal West. Dist. Va. deposed $15.01 in the Collector's Office at Richmond on account of Nicholas Gibson who has fraudulently obtained the same under by a false claim under act 7 June 1832. See attached deposite notice.

Nicholas Gibson-Pon Lewis county
France

There not being time to copy the papers in this case, the original papers were this day sent to Mr. G. Singleton N. S. Dist Att y V a Aug 9. 1834

Veterans Bureau, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Does your Department have a record of veterans of the Revolutionary War from the State of Virginia? I am trying to establish the war record of Nicholas Gibson who probably lived in what was later Randolph county, West Virginia. He settled on land in Harrison county which was later Lewis and still later Braxton. He seems to have lived until the early 1850's. I have been told he made application for a pension about 1839 but it seems not to have been allowed. What information do you have, and if none where could I likely get it?
Very respectfully,
J. L. Stewart
1310 Wells Circle, Parkersburg, W. Va. May 20, 1939.

(Copy)
$15 01 /100
Collector's Office, Richmond, Va.
Nov: 23. 1840.
Received of James Points, Marshal of the Western District of Virginia, the sum of fifteen 01/100 Dollars (which he says was received on account of Nicholas Gibson, who had fraudulently obtained the same under the Act of 7 th of June 1832 for the relief of certain Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution.)
(Signed) H. S. Nelson D. Coll.

August 4, 1939.
J. L. Stewart 1310 Wells Circle Parkersburg, West Virginia.
BA-J/MCH/ILL Nicholas Gibson S. 8559 am
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Nicholas Gibson of Virginia, later of Randolph, Harrison, Lewis and Braxton Counties, West Virginia, who, you state, applied for pension about 1839, which seems not to have been allowed, and died sometime in the early 1850's.
In the Report of the Secretary War, printed in 1835, in regard to the Pension Establishment of the United States, the following is shown in regard to Nicholas Gibson, under the Lewis County, Virginia, list of pensioners- Nicholas Gibson, a private, rate $80 per annum, Virginia militia, placed on pension roll December 31, 1833, pension commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832 - Suspended. Another reference in this office gives March 16, 1835 as the date upon which his name was dropped from the United States pension roll. No explanation is shown for this action. Another reference shows that the claim was fraudulent.
There are no papers on file in this office which were submitted by Nicholas Gibson when he made application for pension. Many pensioners in Lewis and other counties in that section of Virginia were reexamined by the United States District Attorney in 1835, in order to ascertain whether or not they were still entitled to pension. The application papers of this soldier were transmitted to that attorney to be used in his investigation and were not returned by him. This was true in many other instances and will explain the absence of those papers at this time.
Very truly yours,
G. H. SWEET, Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
> See Old Letter Book. March 16 - 1835 - His name is in that letter but no reason for being dropped is shown.

1939 - Aug. 4 - Letter to J. L. Stewart JL
Revman
8559 INVALID.
File No. 8559 Nicholas Gibson Prior Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index: — Vol. 102 , Page 141
[Arrangement of 1870.]